Tag: Society

The Presidency is to lead a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) “Plenary meeting” involving major sectors of South African government and society, Science and Technology Minister (Ms) MT Kubayi-Ngubane told the media on Monday. No date for the meeting was given.
“South Africa needs to set its innovation agenda at the

British PM rejects US presidents claim that pro-NHS marches showed universal healthcare did not work Theresa May rebukes Donald Trump over NHS comments British PM rejects US presidents claim that pro-NHS marches showed universal healthcare did not work

Four local authorities tasked with turning utopian fantasy into reality with backing of first minister and multi-party supportUniversal basic income is, according to its many and various supporters, an idea whose time has come. The deceptively simple notion of offering every citizen a regular payment without means testing or requiring

From the US president firing dimwitted tweets at Kim Jong-un, to Hollywood moguls and actors exposed as sexual predators, and the oafish Boris Johnson blundering onwards: 2017 has been the year of the asshole. And the signs are that 2018 could be just as badLadies and gentlemen, we have reached

Texas is home to almost 10% of poor Americans, but over the past two decades, it has vastly curtailed the money it provides in cash assistanceVakesa Townson didnt plan to fall into poverty. Married and the mother of two kids, she had lived a comfortable life in north Texas. But

Unravelling the central mystery of my childhood taught me the uncomfortable truth about toxic male behavior and what I, as a man, must do about itIve fallen out of touch with a lot of childhood friends, but how it happened with my Christie was different more sudden, and

Chancellor is accused of being out of touch after making slip-up as he prepares for politically difficult budget later this weekPhilip Hammond has claimed there are no unemployed people in the UK in a major slip-up as the chancellor prepares to fight for his political life in this weeks budget.

Public Health Englands research suggests large numbers of adults do not walk for 10 minutes at a time once a monthAbout 6 million middle-aged people in England are endangering their health by not taking so much as a brisk walk once a month, government advisers have said. Clinicians said such